Lies My Family Kept From Me

Chapter 8

I stared at Dean in shock. "She said...Eda..loved you?"

"Yes," He stared back at me.

"So you are the one Steven was talking about." 

"Steven Alvarado?"

"Yes, I bumped with him twice today," I said,"he told me Eda lied to everyone."

"That isn't new," he giggled.

"But that perfectly makes sense you know?"

"Eda loving me?"

"Yes, I mean.. she always wanted me away from you, and that's...because she wanted you to herself. You remember the birthday, where I-"

"Yeah, I perfectly remember, and don't go saying I'm sorry for the billionth time, I've already forgiven you long time ago."

"I'm sorry." I said. I looked at him. He looked at me. Our eyes met, and then our lips did. I didn't recognize it before as much as I did now, and I regret it, but I loved him. I loved him. I loved him. He was always there for me, in the good times as well as in the bad. He never did anything wrong to me, even though I did to him, but he always forgave me and I hate him for that; But I loved him.

His hands were entangled in my hair; my hands were tightly crossed around his neck. 

"Lauren," he said as we slowly parted away, "are you sure you want this?"

I looked at him, this was so cheesy but I did, I did want this, so I grabbed him closer and whispered in his ear before we started kissing again "one hundred percent sure."

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The kiss made me forget about everything, the murder, the betrayal, the text message, the coffee cup, the trophy. All I thought about in the moment was the boy that was hugging me right now, tight under his grip.

He looked down at me, "I never thought this was going to happen, but incredibly it has."

"Im sorry for not noticing you... In this way.. I always saw you as the kid who, well, was my best friend."

"Do you still see me like that?" he asked.

"Well yes, you'll never stop being my best friend, but now I see you as more.." 

He smiled, "So, does this mean I won't have to constantly beg for good night kisses?"

"We'll see about that" I said, and closed my eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

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I sat in a car I didn't recognize. Next to me sat Mrs.Tanner. She looked at me, hatred filled her eyes.

"Why did you?" she asked me. "You killed her because you wanted Dean for yourself right?"

I looked at her, but didn't answer her question.

"She would come home from school and lock herself in her room to cry; All I could ever manage to hear were words like Dean, love, why, Lauren. But that was enough to know how you really were like. A MONSTER. Now Dean is all yours, congratulations.''

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I woke up panting. 

"Are you ok Lauren?" I heard Dean ask. I looked up at him, I was still under his firm grip.

"Yeah, it was.. just a nightmare. Um, Dean, did you stay the night or something?"

He chuckled, "No, It's only been like 30 minutes since you fell asleep, I just felt like I couldn't leave you alone without your parents here."